Dime-savings bank



Nav. 17, 1925. 1,561,502

l H. N. ANDREASEN DIME SAVINGS BANK Filed March 19. 1923 HN. Hndrdsen --B-vm fa.

Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY N. ANDREASEN, 0F CHICAGO. ILLIOIS.

DIME-SAVINGS BANK.

Application lcdMarch 19, 1823; Serial No. 626,094.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY N. ANDREA-issn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a neiY and useful Improvement in Dime- Savings Banks, of which the following is `a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in savings banks for small coins, such as dimes and the like, and it consists in the `combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An objectof my invention is to provide a dime savings bank which may be carried in a 4pocket of the owner in a manner similar to that of a fountain pen, so that dimes which may bei. received in change may be immediately deposited, thereby insuring their retention in instances where, if left in the pocket to be deposited later, they may be spent. v

A further object of my .invention is to provide a dime savings bank, which `is rela` tively narrow, so as not to bulge out the pocket, this being accomplished by means of an inclined bottom which will stack the dimesv in inclined position, thereby permitting the receptacle to be made narrow.

A further object of my invention is to provide ay cap, having a slot with curved walls adjacent thereto, so that the dime is quickly guided to the slot no matter at What angle it is presented.

A further object is to provide a` cover having a slot which will prevent the shaking of the dimes from the receptacle, and thus making it diicult for one, or even impossible, to extract a dime, without removing the head or cap.

A furtherobfect is to provide a head o cap portion which is held by a spring latch, but which may beeasily removedby inserting a key or tool of a special type, this key being designed to be kept by the banking institution.

A further object is to provide a. head 0r cap which may be instantly replaced and locked in position, and which is provided with spring clip for holding the bank securely to the pocket or clothing of the owner.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, andthe novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which- Figure l is a front elevation,

Figure 2 is an enlarged section along the line 2-2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a top plan view, and

Figure l. is a view of a key used in unlocking the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide an elongated receptacle, preferably of metal, but which may be of any suitable material,l and which has an elliptical cross section. In the drawings, I have shown a body portion l. It will be observed that `the bottom 2 is made on an incline, so that the dimes 3 will be stacked in inclined position. This permits the receptacle to be made relatively narrow, and yet of dimensions at right angles to its narrowest width, which Will easily accommodate the coins. The upper part of the elliptical receptacle l has stamped inwardly therefrom a. lug or keeper t.

The head or cap consists of a cylindrical body portion 5, having downwardly extending guide members 6 arranged to enter and engage the walls of -thc receptacle l. An extension 7 is provided with an opening 8 and is curved inwardly at its bottom, as shown at 9, `This extension is, in. fact, a spring locking member. The upper portion of the cap or head is rounded at l0 in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 3, and is provided with a central slot ll. which exten-ds at right angles to the smallest width of the receptacle.. A spring clip 12 is provided, which is integral with the cap, and which, of course, is removed when the cap is removed. It will be observed that the walls of the slot 11 extend toward the interior ofthe receptacle, when the cap is in position, for a purpose to be explained later.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. As has been stated before, the purpose is to provide a savings bank in which all dimes that come into the possession of the owner may be immediately deposited in a place where the owner himself cannot have access to them. In this way, many` dimes will be saved which might otherwise be spent usev lessly. The bank is held in the pocket by means of the spring clip 12 inthe manner similar Vto the holding of a fountain pen `or a pencil. The coins are very readily deposited, since the curved portions 10 really form an enlargement of the slot 11, so that when the dimes are presented from almost any angle, they will readily be guided into the slot. As the dimes fall into the receptacle, they take an inclined position, and it is the tact that the dimes are inclined that enables the receptacle to be made narrower, and yet to provide ample room for the coins.

In the present device, I have not shown any means tor indicating the number of dimes in the bank, although it might be shown, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

When the owner desires to deposit the money in his banking institution, he goes to the bank, where a key 13, like that shown in Figure "t, is kept. This is inserted through the slot 11, is passed underneath the end 9 ot the spring member 7, and then is pulled so as to cause the spring to be disengaged iirom the lug 4 when the cap may be instantly removed.

In order to replace the cap, all that is necessary is to insert it in the end of the receptacle and torce it downwardly, when the spring will guide over the lug il, until the opening 8 is reached, when it will spring underneath the lug, thus retaining the cap in locked position.

I desire to call particular' attention to the tact that it is very ditlicult, if not impossible, tor any one to remove a dime by shaking the receptacle. It, when the receptacle is inverted, it is shaken, the edges ot the coins will ordinarily be deflected past the slot and into the curved portions on either side thereof, and the only way ot shaking out a dime would be to shake it so that the dime would be exactly in alinement with the slot and exactly in the planeet the longitudinal axis at a time when it is approaching the slot. This would not happen in many thousand times, so that it can be readily seen that it is a useless 4attempt to extract a dime, without removing the cover.

lVhile I have spoken ot metal as being the material of which the device can be made, obviously it could be made of any material, and indicating means, such as a slot in the side of the device, might be made, without departing from the spirit and the scope ot the invention. The device would also work for coins other than dimes, although the primary object of the invention is to provide a dime savings bank, as stated.

I claim:

1. A coin bank, comprising an elongated receptacle ot elliptical cross-section, with the bottom arranged at an inclination adapted to permit the coins to lay parallel therewith, a removable cap provided with a coiirreceiving slot and with a fla-nge adapted to enter the receptacle, .a portion ot the flange being adapted to flex and provided with a socket, and a lug on the receptacle interior adapted to enter said socket and thereby lock the. cap in place.

2. A coin bank, comprising an elongated receptacle provided with a sloping bottom adapted to permit the coins to lay parallel therewith, the bottom and side walls being arranged to provide a wedge shaped end to the receptacle, the interior ot the receptacle being provided with a lug, a coin receiving slet in the upper end ot the receptacle, one ot the end walls being removable and provided with a flange adapted to extend into the receptacle and provided with a flexible portion having a socket adapted to receive said lug, and means insertible through said slot, adapt-ed to engage with the flexible portion, whereby said portion may be released from said lug.

3. A coin bank, comprising an elongated receptacle having a sloping bottom adapted to receive the coins in an inclined parallel relation, a removable cap having a flexible portion adapted to enter the receptacle and torni locking relation therewith and a coin introducing slot, said cap being provided with a resilient extension disposed lengthwise ot' the receptacle exterior adapted to constitute a fastening clip, and means ar- '7 ranged to pass through the coin-slot and adapted to engage with said flexible portion to flex the latter out of locking position.

4t. A coin bank, comprising an elongated receptacle oi elliptical cross-section, with the distance between the front and rear wallsless than the diameter ot the coin for which the bank is intended, the walls being ot ditterent lengths and one wall on its interior being provided with a keeper or lug, a bottom sloping wall connecting the two side walls and formed to permit the coin to lay flush wtih the bottom and in contact with the two side walls, and a removable cap provided with a flange adapted to enter the end ot the receptacle, a portion ot the flange beingv extended downwardly within the receptacle and adapted to iiex, said portion being formed to engage with the keeper or lug to lock the cap in place, the cap being provided with a coinereceiving slot.

5. A coin bank, comprising' an elongated receptacle elliptical in cross-section and of less dimensions from iront to rear than the diameter of the coin tor which the bank is intended, the receptacle bottom being inclined and adapted to have the coin lay flush therewith, and a single piece cap, provided with a coin receiving slot, formed to provide a flange adapted to enter one end ot the receptacle and having an extension adapted to extend lengthwise ot the receptacle to provide a clothing engaging clip.

-HARRY N. ANDREASEN. 

